1. Where did the Whiskey Rebellion take place?
Northern New England
Eastern Kentucky
Western Pennsylvania
Southern Virginia
2. When did the Whiskey Rebellion take place?
1802
1786-1787
1791 - 1794
1791
3. Who was responsible for the Whiskey Rebellion?
Thomas Jefferson
farmers in Western Pennsylvania
Both Hamilton and the farmers
Alexander Hamilton
4. Why did the Whiskey Rebellion take place in Western Pennsylvania?
farmers there were still angry about Shays' Rebellion
settlers were mad they couldn't settle in the Northwest Territory.
farmers there were unable to vote
farmers there produced alcohol with their crops
5. Why did farmers in western Pennsylvania turn their crops into alcohol like whiskey?
Too much grain was being grown to make food so other uses had to be found.
They were thirsty.
Alcohol, unlike grain, wouldn't go bad by the time it was sold back east.
They made large profits from selling alcohol.
6. Why did Hamilton place an excise tax on alcohol in 1791?
He wanted to pay off the government's debts.
He wanted to anger Anti-Federalists.
He was forced to by President Washington.
He wanted to tax wealth individuals.
7. Why were the farmers in Western Pennsylvania outraged by the tax?
They felt both targeted and angry their small profits were being taxed.
They were poor, and the tax took some of their already small profits.
Jefferson supported the tax and the farmers felt betrayed.
They felt Hamilton was targeting them.
8. How did the rebellion turn violent in 1794?
The rebels attacked an armory and tried to steal weapons.
The rebels attacked Alexander Hamilton.
The rebels set fire to the tax collector's house.
The rebels blocked court houses and threatened judges.
9. How did the government under the new Constitution respond to the rebellion?
Like the Articles of Confederation, it was weak and powerless.
The Judicial Branch declared the tax "unconstitutional."
The Executive Branch vetoed the tax.
It showed strength, responded, and put down the rebellion.
10. To put down the rebellion...
Hamilton ordered an attack on the farmers and dozens were killed
The army rounded up the leaders of the rebellion and executed them.
The tax was ended so the farmers stopped protesting.
Washington lead almost 13,000 troops to Pennsylvania.
11. As the army approached, most of the rebels scattered. For those that were arrested...
they were sentenced to 10 years in prison.
150 were executed.
they had to pay extra taxes on their whiskey.
two were found guilty, but Washington pardoned them.
12. The Whiskey Rebellion proved the new Constitution was...
ineffective
a danger to rights and freedoms.
weak
strong
13. The Whiskey Rebellion is an example of a...
domestic policy issue
foreign policy issue
14. By putting down the Whiskey Rebellion, the new Constitution showed it could meet it's goal to:
secured the blessings of liberty,
provide for the common defense
promote the general welfare
insure domestic tranquility
15. The excise tax on alcohol impacted the farmers until ...
1802 when Jefferson was President and ended the tax.
the nation's debts were paid off.
Hamilton admitted it was a bad policy and repealed it.
Presdient Washington left office.
What is the last name of the President?
biden
Biden
